oraindik / dagoeneko

Still, Yet and Already

Level 2

oraindik = still: Oraindik hemen dago. With ez it means not yet: Oraindik ez da etorri. dagoeneko and jada = already: Dagoeneko bukatu dut.

How It Works

oraindik: still and not yet.

  • In a positive sentence it means still: Oraindik hemen zaude? (Are you still here?)
  • With ez it means not yet: Oraindik ez da etorri (He has not come yet). You can also say Ez da oraindik etorri.
  • oraindik ere is a stronger still: Oraindik ere gogoratzen dut (I still remember it).
  • Before a comparative it means even: oraindik handiagoa (even bigger).

dagoeneko and jada: already. dagoeneko, jada and jadanik all mean already, and all three are standard. Dagoeneko bukatu dut (I have already finished). Jada iritsi dira (They have already arrived).

In a question they match English yet or already: Dagoeneko jaikita zaude? (Are you up already?) Bukatu duzu jada? (Have you finished yet?)

No longer. With ez, dagoeneko and jada mean no longer: Jada ez naiz han bizi (I no longer live there). So oraindik ez (not yet) and jada ez (no longer) mean very different things.

These words often go with the present perfect, because they compare a past event with now.

Examples (6)

  1. Oraindik ez da etorri.

    He has not come yet.

    oraindik with ez means not yet.

  2. Oraindik hemen zaude?

    Are you still here?

  3. Dagoeneko bukatu dut.

    I have already finished.

  4. Jada iritsi dira.

    They have already arrived.

  5. Jada ez naiz han bizi.

    I no longer live there.

    jada with ez means no longer.

  6. Oraindik ere gogoratzen dut.

    I still remember it.

    ere makes oraindik stronger.

Common Mistakes

  • Using oraindik for already.

    Oraindik bukatu dut.
    Dagoeneko bukatu dut.

    oraindik means still. To say something has already happened, use dagoeneko or jada.

  • Using dagoeneko ez when you mean not yet.

    Dagoeneko ez dut ulertzen.
    Oraindik ez dut ulertzen.

    Dagoeneko ez dut ulertzen means I no longer understand it. For I still do not understand it, use oraindik ez.

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oraindik / dagoenekoLevel 2Still, Yet and Already

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dagoenekojada